WHEN 5 p.m., Saturday
WHERE United Supermarkets Arena (15,098), Lubbock, Texas
RECORDS Arkansas 11-7, 2-4 SEC; Texas Tech 15-4, 4-3 Big 12
SERIES Tied 39-39
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Texas Tech 75-68 in overtime on Jan. 30, 2016, in Fayetteville.
COACHES Arkansas: Mike Anderson - 162-93 in eighth season at Arkansas and 362-191 in 17th season; Texas Tech: Chris Beard - 60-28 in third season at Texas Tech and 156-58 in seventh season overall.
TELEVISION The game will be televised by ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst)
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, on the TuneIn app, XM Ch. 388 and ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Not all affiliates will carry the game. The Texas Tech broadcast will be carried on XM Ch. 200.
BETTING LINE Texas Tech is a 10-point favorite.
NOTABLE Arkansas and Texas Tech are meeting in the Big 12/SEC Challenge for the second time. The Razorbacks beat the Red Raiders 75-68 in overtime in Walton Arena on Jan. 30, 2016 in the teams’ first Challenge matchup … Texas Tech is 10-1 at home this season with the loss to Iowa State, 68-64, last Saturday … Arkansas is 2-2 in road games this season with victories at Colorado State and Texas A&M, and losses at Tennessee and Ole Miss … Razorbacks Coach Mike Anderson is 7-1 against Texas Tech, including 6-1 when he was Missouri’s coach … Arkansas sophomore point guard Jalen Harris is averaging 6.4 assist to rank second in the SEC behind Auburn’s Jared Harper, who is averaging 6.6 … Texas Tech has won 46 consecutive non-conference home games since losing to LSU on Dec. 18, 2013 … Razorbacks freshman guard Isaiah Joe’s 68 three-point baskets lead the SEC … Arkansas sophomore forward Daniel Gafford is shooting an SEC-leading 64.8 percent (114 of 176) from the field ... Texas Tech leads the nation in field goal defense at 35.3 percent.
TEXAS TECH PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Jarrett Culver, 6-5;So.;17.7;7.1
G Matt Mooney, 6-3;Sr.;10.2;3.6
G Davide Moretti, 6-1;So.;9.8;1.8
F Tariq Owens 6-10;Sr.;8.3;5.2
C Norense Odiase, 6-8;Sr.;3.9;4.6
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.;PPG;RPG
G Jalen Harris, 6-2;So.;8.4;2.8
G Isaiah Joe, 6-5,;Fr.;14.9;2.7
G Mason Jones, 6-5;So.;13.9;4.8
F Daniel Gafford, 6-11;So.;16.3;9.4
F Adrio Bailey, 6-6;Jr.;6.5;3.6
TEAM COMPARISON
Texas Tech – Arkansas
70.2 Points for 78.9
55.9 Points against 73.1
+2.5 Rebound margin -1.4
+3.2 Turnover margin +2.5
46.7 FG pct. 44.7
33.2 3-PT pct. 33.7
70.5 FT pct. 64.5